Yogurt Starter with Probiotics

These packets really help make the yogurt the perfect consistency and ensure the right probiotics at the right ratio. I love an easy plan that is reliable, simple, delicious. Highly recommend!

I've been making yogurt in my Instantpot with batch sizes of half milk gallons for years using a different brand of starter. Recently, my yogurt has not been setting up. There are lots of variables in making yogurt, so I tried different milk, tested the temps my Instantpot, etc. I tried this new Yogourmet brand, and everything is working great again. It is much more powerful compared to other brands. I only need a half packet of culture to get good results from a half gallon of milk. I have re-used the yogurt as a starter for a second batch, and it works great. I could probably do more batches from the starter, just have not tried it yet. So I am currently getting 4 batches of yogurt (each with a half gallon of milk) per packet. Glad I found this brand! I use NOT ULTRA PASTEURIZED (very important) whole milk (Clover for Bay Area people). I bring the milk up to slowly to180'F, then slowly let it come down to 110'F, then add culture, let it incubate overnight. Delicious! I started making my own yogurt mostly because I got tired of using so many big plastic containers. When I make my own, the cost is much less than half the price using milk instead of buying yogurt in a plastic container.

I had never used a starter like this before, but it worked very well. I let this go for 10 hours and it came out very nice. Once strained it had about a perfect consistency and tasted like Dannon yogurt used to taste.

I have been making my own yogurt for about 2 years. Everyone tells me it’s easier just buying it already made but the finished product makes me happy and knowing what’s in it even more. I used the plain yogurt starter and just switched to the probiotic one about 3 batches ago. I wanted it in my life. I bought my first packet of the probiotic and made it like the instructions said. I was on the actual website. That one came out great. I used a half gallon which I have done in the past because as a full-time working mom-who has time to make it all the time? Not me! I used 2. It was a success! I never thought it wouldn’t be. Then I tried it with a gallon (4 packets) as now my mom was enjoying it too. I only add honey and vanilla once done and of course granola and my fruit. Simple and healthy. Well the 2nd batch and my 3rd (half gallon) failures. I hate to throw them away but I did the 3rd batch completely. The 2nd I put in containers to see if anything would happen. I checked on them yesterday and the whey rose. So I dumped that and will see if it’s going to help. My issue was it was really liquidy and when put in strainer it all pasted through. I had actually tried another company that had flavors which I was intrigued and I came right back to Yogourmet. I even returned the unopened packet but put the leftover of the first because I didn’t want to see it in my cupboard anymore. I just bought another packet but if reading someone else’s post about the weight is less in the packet, that may be what’s jacking up my yummy yogurt. Failing without even starting. I’d give it 5 but until I figure this out or go try another maker it gets a demotion. If you guys did change the recipe, please go back. You can’t mess with perfection!

Does the job, tastes good, and the individual portioned packages are nice. Only issue is that the temperatures listed on the bag don’t match the images online - the bag says to have the milk much cooler than what most recipes say. I used 112F which matches the images posted here in Amazon and it worked fine. The cooler temp on the sticker (75F) is maybe to better preserve the cultures? Would be nice to just clarify the instructions, I will try a future batch at cooler temps.

The yogurt starter worked just like the package directions said it would. i'm very satisfied.

great yogurt starter, delivered on time!

This is a very tart culture to the point of being a bit sour. I use a Bear yogurt maker that ferments a liter at a time. I've run two batches from this culture. It's important to note that there's a mesophilic culture in here that needs to be under 80f when it's added. Very different from the thermophilic cultures that can be added at 110f. I heated my whole milk to 180f and let it cool on the counter to under 80f. Added the culture and stirred it in and then put it in my yogurt maker for 9 hours with the Greek yogurt setting. It produced a fine thick and smooth full yogurt with a 100% ferment. I then strained it to get a very thick Greek and also a Labneh. All as easy as any culture I've used. I may buy the thermophilic culture in the future or perhaps not ferment this as long in order to get a less sharp and tart finished yogurt but the list of probiotics in this one is fantastic and not readily available in store bought. It's worth what it costs if you use cultures and the finished yogurt will culture a new batch for a couple runs but without the mesophilic reculturing. Four stars due the very extra tartness. Sugar will lessen it some.

The yogurt set perfectly and turned out nice and thick. Very easy to use and the results were excellent🌟

The starter worked very well and the yoghurt set perfectly.

I love it

Works well and easy to use. Gives the fresh yoghurt that lovely tang. Highly recommend

Super quick delivery, works perfectly for my homemade yoghurt